#⟪�� Honour and Loyalty ✠⟫

[atissi]

pov you’re crusader

[castilestateofmind]

(ᛉ 08/11/1928 - ᛣ 20/11/2024)

[blood-orange-juice]

Something something whales being troublemakers in Genshin universe and being associated with solipsism.

Also their connection to weird maidens who do not adhere to heavenly principles.

Maybe the whales simply remember things. The things that Irminsul forgot.

(they are sometimes keepers of ancient stories in world mythology)

[orangexmachina]

I want what they have

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

Turgon didn’t like the sons of Feanor because he was worried they’d steal Aredhel from him

in the end, he was almost right. It might’ve been Eöl’s fault, but he never forgot whom his sister had been seeking.

Turgon didn’t like the sons of Feanor because he was worried they’d steal Fingon from him

in the end, he was almost right. He went to Nirnaeth anyway, because if his brother was going to die, he deserved someone to honour him.

[m4gp13]

Alabaster: After much consideration, angst and unintentional date nights, I have decided to trust Percy on the fact that he was not the one who killed my lieutenant on Olympus that one time.

Percy: :D

Alabaster: Now that that's done *unsheaths his sword* CHASE YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE

Percy: D:

[startanewdream]

James Potter's loyalty to his friends as seem by Snape:

“Like father, like son, Potter! I have just saved your neck; you should be thanking me on bended knee! You would have been well served if he’d killed you! You’d have died like your father, too arrogant to believe you might be mistaken in Black — now get out of the way, or I will make you"

James Potter's loyalty to his friends as seem by Lupin:

"No, I think you're like James," said Lupin, "who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends."

[ef-1]

i am seriously puzzled over this internal rbr battle and especially max siding with marko??? like all of this father-son anologies over horner was for nothing???

I have so many thoughts and feelings about this.

1. If you followed f1 in 2018 you know. By the 7th round Daniel was at 84 points to Max's 50. That was at the acme of negotiations. Daniel was tied with Lewis and Seb at 2 wins each. Famously during negotiations, Helmut told Daniel if the car is genuinely a contending car, then they'll let him have the championship this year but from then onwards Max would be the focus of the team. Even more famously is that apparently this set Christian off who tried to get him to shut up and like pinched him to stop talking or something lol. Christian reaffirmed that Red Bulls ethos was the fastest man wins and he told Daniel that Helmut was talking out of his ass but the damage was done.

^that is to say, Helmut has always been on Max's side and so in turn it's obvious Max and his camp will choose Helmut everyday of the week, there seems to be mutual fidelity there. This is not even going into the involvement Helmut had in Max's development.

^^ this also gives you a perspective of how long Christian has been cleaning up after Helmut

^^^In any case the car was not a contender and the nightmare had only began (Daniel's 7 in race mechanical failures and like 12 session problems which included qualis/practice/and grid drops)

2. I think if that fidelity is unconditional as reports are making it seem, it will unravel into a colossal shit show. Let's be honest, the old fossil is about to expire, Christian has been running the show for a while and what's left of Helmuts power is symbolic, Christian doesn't even want him to have that lol.

3. Max clearly has considerable sway in Red Bull so I get that he's throwing his weight around to protect his interests and loyalties but I genuinely don't see a universe where Helmut comes out of this on top. Christian IS Red Bull.

[grimark]

one thing i really love about the jem’hadar is that yeah yeah they’re a genetically engineered warrior race designed to follow orders. but they’re also completely willing to disobey the vorta on occasion if the vorta in question is enough of an annoying little bitch.

[lotannawrites]

Respect, Loyalty & Honour.

You do anyhow, you see anyhow.

Real talk:

These three killer words are currently the bedrock in my approcach of human relationships and character.

Through tough experineces and hard lessons, these set of values have gracioulcy instilled and are still instilling themselves in my life by the grace of God. Experiences that will make one ponder on the neurodiversity of the human brain, and the values in which people place in their lives.

I hope to gracioulsy tap into your frontal lobe with my notes, take a moment to ask yourself, what do these words even mean? No google am!

I type gallantly

[limelocked]

The Sun

The Star

The Moon

Going by celestial things I agree with The Eclipse for Martyn

For a general title The Thief

For the arcana I can’t in good conscience say anything other than The World, it seems that Martyn’s lore is more about cycles than anyone else and with the fragment being restored it’s now the end of a cycle for him

Although, something themed around temptation could also work nicely

[themanwhomadeamonster]

"the cringefail of it all" it is always possible to be more cringefail. he could be a hazmat motel oc. he could be directly inspired by inverse of north park. carrion is cool dont let the devils tell thee otherwise my noble knight

SKDJGFKSJDFH MANY THANKS but also he's far from noble he's a complete prick of a knight who has zero loyalty to anyone LOL

[iamidentical]

teenagers fighting each other in front of a crowd of hollering paying fans is bad. it is. but sometimes it's funny when neither of them can throw a punch to save their life. and also very sad.

[lucky-draws]

all roads lead to bosselot

[rajwillwrite]

Beneath the Moonlit Shadows : A saga of 47 rōnins

This legendary story began when Asano Naganori, aka the lord of Ako domain, cried: "Do you remember my grudge from these past days?"

His gaze fixed on Kira Yoshinaka. Asano extended his short sword, charged through the castle corridor, and struck Kira. While the wound wasn't fatal, its consequences would be.

The incident began in April 1701 when imperial envoys from Kyōto arrived in Edo (now Tokyo), the capital of the shogunate. Three provincial feudal lords were appointed to receive them, including Asano Naganori from Akō. Because these men were ignorant of court etiquette, they were directed to consult Kira Yoshinaka, a retainer of the shogun and an expert in such matters. The other two feudal lords gave Kira lavish presents to ensure his cooperation, but Asano offered only a token gift. Kira was apparently annoyed and expressed his displeasure by constantly taunting the inexperienced Asano. The latter finally gave way to his pent-up wrath, and in April 1701, in the audience hall of the shogun’s palace, he flew at Kira with his dirk. Kira escaped with minor wounds, but Asano’s gross breach of etiquette enraged shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, who ordered Asano to commit ‘Seppuku’ (Japanese for: “self-disembowelment”) the same day.

The incident took place in Edo, Japan - modern-day Tokyo. The Tokugawa military and government had gained power about a century before. This ushered in a period of peace and stability, following the ‘warring state’ or ‘Sengoku Era,’ which was marked by constant bloodshed and conflict wrought by warlords and their samurais.

To secure their rule, the Tokugawa government aimed to tame the samurai class. Individual samurais carried two swords and served a single lord till death, but their duties became primarily bureaucratic and administrative. Meanwhile, Tokugawa legal practice stipulated that both sides would be disciplined in the event of a violent quarrel. However, when the officials convened following Asano's attack on Kira, they decided to punish only Asano's castle, the disbandment of his house, and the arrest of his younger brother. The news traveled quickly back to Asano's domain. Overnight, the roughly 300 samurais in Asano's retainer band found themselves dispossessed of their homes and stipend and turned into Ronin or masterless samurais.

They didn't exactly know why Asano attacked Kira - no one did. Some have speculated that Asano refused to pay a bribe to Kira, who was supposed to be guiding him in proper etiquette, so Kira humiliated him. Others believed that Asano had simply “gone mad.” This left the samurais of Ako domain in crisis, facing a tension that lay at the very heart of the Tokugawa Period. They were a privileged class of warriors inundated with epic legends of samurai loyalty, heroism, and martial glory. But they were forbidden from using violence - their traditional role once celebrated and restricted. Some of Asano's samurais said they should peacefully comply with government orders; others suggested that they should immediately follow their lord into death. One faction led by Horibe Yasubei argued that they must see their lord's apparent wishes through by killing Kira, claiming that as long as Asano's enemy was alive, they were dishonored. However, the effective leader of Ako domain's samurais, Oishi Yoshio, believed that if they complied with officials' orders, Tokugawa authorities might show mercy and permit Asano's brothers to succeed him. So the samurais peacefully surrendered the castle. But their hopes were dashed when Tokugawa officials placed Asano's brother in another family's custody, leaving them without a path to restore their status. Most accepted the government's terms. But in the end, 47 of Asano's samurais, including Horibe and Ōishi, didn't. Instead of formally asking permission to take revenge via the government's vendetta system, they began plotting to kill Kira covertly.

Almost two years after Asano's death, the rōnin, led by Ōishi, broke into Kira's residence and killed 16 of his samurais and wounded 23 others before beheading Kira himself. They presented Kira's head at Asano's grave, then surrendered to the Tokugawa officials, justifying their violence by saying they couldn't live under the same heaven as their lord's enemy (murderer). The ronin's actions created considerable problems for the Tokugawa government. The rōnin had broken the peace and a range of laws. But authorities also acknowledged the importance of honor and loyalty among samurais. After weeks of back and forth discussion, officials decided the rōnin could be praised but must be punished. They were permitted to commit ‘Seppuku,’ which offered them an honorable death, and they were laid to rest next to their master Lord Asano.

But their story soon morphed into legends. Within weeks, it was dramatized for the stage. And soon after, scholars began debating the rōnin's actions, some praising them as perfectly loyal and dutiful samurais; others condemning them as delusional criminals. Over the next three centuries, Japan continued examining and adapting the story in theatre, films, propaganda, and beyond - grappling with the tensions between law and culture, past and present, and repeatedly relitigating the incident long after an official verdict was rendered.

The event caused a huge commotion in Japan. The samurai qualities, which appeared to have faded over many years of calm, resurfaced. The most notable was ‘Chūshingura’ (1748) - The Treasury of Loyal Retainers, an 11-act Banraku- a puppet play composed in 1748. It is one of the most popular Japanese plays. In the most recent times, this event was made into a 2013 Hollywood movie titled "47 Ronin," starring actor Keanu Reeves.